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News: Radio

Top Ten Reasons Why Listeners Think Radio Sucks

September 16, 2010

No surprise to anyone, the National Association of Broadcasters still wants government mandated FM tuners to be put in your cell phone. The revelation though is that they are now boasting research poll results that 78% of phone owners would consider paying a one-time fee of 30 cents to gain access to local radio stations through ...

News: Technology

Serve the Fan: Topspin Adds VIP Access

September 16, 2010

A cornerstone of modern music marketing is the understanding that artists have different levels of fans. Some just want a free single; while others will pay well for access to much more. To help maintain and monetize the relationship with an artist's most ardent fans, music marketing platform Topspin has just added Topspin VIP Access. Rather ...

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News: Recording

Listening Tip Corrected: Ingrid Jensen, Benny Green

September 19, 2010

A dyslexia attack a week ago caused the Rifftides proprietor to alert readers to a radio broadcast last Sunday that, in fact, will take place this coming Sunday, September 19. The only way to make amends is to correct the mistake and post the item again. The entire Rifftides staff is on vacation this week, more ...

News: Recording

Notes from the Net: Bitches Brew Turns 40; New CDs from Vijay Iyer and the Bad Plus; Plus News, Reviews, Interviews, and More

September 17, 2010

Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest: We start, as usual, with some Miles Davis news, much of it related in some way ...

News: Interview

Latin Jazz Conversations: Danilo Perez (Part 4)

September 17, 2010

Pianist Danilo Pérez spent his youth building a solid career as a musician, and as his career moved into high gear, he sat in a position to lead both as a musician and a human being. Pérez was introduced to music at a young age by his father, a professional vocalist, inspiring the young musicians to ...

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News: Recording

Joe Diorio and Sonny Stitt

September 19, 2010

Guitarist Joe Diorio recorded only two albums with saxophonist Sonny Stitt. Both are among my favorite Stitt recordings thanks to Diorio's extraordinary swinging rhythm guitar playing and soulful fills. The first of the pair was Move on Over (1963) and the second was My Main Man (1964). Both were recorded for the Argo label and both ...

News: Performance / Tour

Cyro Baptista Fall Tours

September 17, 2010

TOUR BASED ON HIS DEBUT SOLO CD FROM 1997 Cyro Baptista is proud to announce his newest adventure and its upcoming shows, Villa-Lobos/Vira-Loucos. This adventure is in fact his oldest and first project: it is based on his debut solo CD , recorded in 1997, where he interprets the music of Brazil's greatest classical composer Heitor ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones: Holiday Jingle All the Way Tour

September 17, 2010

HOLIDAY TOUR IN SUPPORT OF JINGLE ALL THE WAY Coming off a hugely successful tour highlighting the music from his Grammy winning album, Throw Down Your Heart (Rounder), Bela Fleck joins up with The Flecktones for another holiday tour in support of their 2008 Grammy winning Jingle All The Way (Rounder). All dates below will feature ...

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News: Recording

Paul McCartney and Wings:band on the Run Reissue 11/02

September 17, 2010

FEATURING REMASTERED RARE BONUS AUDIO & VIDEO CONTENT WITH SPECIAL PACKAGING MPL and the Concord Music Group are pleased to announce the re-release of Paul McCartney & Wings' iconic Band on the Run on November 2, 2010. Heralded as one of the greatest albums of all time, the GRAMMY winning, smash # 1 album—originally released December ...

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News: Recording

Jazz Station - Vocal CD of the Month - "Dancing with Johnny"

September 17, 2010

From Jazz Station by Arnaldo DeSouteiro Vocal CD of the Month Linda Ciofalo: “Dancing with Johnny" (Lucky Jazz) 2010 A very pleasant surprise, full of surprises thanks to the creative arrangements (by pianist John DiMartino and Linda herself) and, of course, the lovely vocal & instrumental performances. On this self-produced release, Ciofalo is backed by Grammy ...